Remagnetiling device.



ll L0 nimsuznz'mc DEVICE. APPL'lCATiON FILED I IAR. 20. SIB.

Patentei Feb. 11, 1919.

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J. L. PORTER. REMAGNETIZING DEVICE.

APPLICATHJN FILED MAR. 20. new. Patented Feb. 11 1919.

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JAMES L. PQRTEH, 0]? L68 ANGELES, GALIFGENIA, ASSIGNOR TO GUSTAVE A. IOEHL, 0F IATERSQBI, NEW JEB$EY.

BEMAGNETIZING DEVICE.

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ipglicstinn mail March 23, 191;,

2'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1 JAMES L. PORTER, :1 citizen of ilic Unite" giintcs residing at .Los-,Angeics, in tiarcoonipy of Los- Angelcs and State of California, bare invented a new and uscful Improvemeni in Rcmagnetizing Devices, of which the following is a. specificiition.

My invention relates in rcmcgnetizing dcviccs for rcmaguetizing the permanent magnets of a Ford motor wherein a series of electi'mnagncts operate in conjunction with means for transforming an alternating cur rent of 2528 Volta or of 110 volts into a direct surreal oi suflicient voltage to produce a sullicienl amperage to remugnctizc the permanent magnets of n F0311 magneto; mil the fibji f'i i 3* my invention arc--- lirst. to provide remagnctizing rlcvico :irlcptwl in i-emiig'neiizc the, 'iermancnt mag nulls oi ii Foul motor vehi le or llli; liko;

Seconqi, 0 provide an improved device of the character described adapted to operate. on circa-mating or dirccL currents of various {'MIIHJTGlZil voila es to produce a magnetic induction of sufiicient strength to remagnctize the permanent magnets of a Ford motor vehicle or the lilac; and

Third, to provide an improved i'emagnefrizing device uzlaptml io remugnctize the [30!- mancnt iiiagneiis of a, For (i more! vehicle willmut removing said iimgncts from said vehicle.

I accomplish the-cc several objects by unions of this :ievicc disvlosed in the drawingq fomning a part of the present specificalion wherein like ciiarcrr'mrs of reference are um] to designate similar warts throughout the min. specification anrl ruwings, and in wl1ich----- Figure 1!. is a plan viuw of m improved device disclosing the ciiugram c the circuit therefor;

2 is a detailed lim view of a terminal plate by means of w ich the remagnetizing olevtromagnets may be connected in series or parallel with the clcctrfical conductor:

Fig. 3 is a peispectiva new of the and cores formed. integral thcrewith;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. i.

Referrin to the drawin the numeral 1 is used to esignate a suita 10 box or boneing within which is mounted a cast iron. ring 2 baring a. series of vertically glisposed specification. 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919. Serial Ho. 223,678.

paraliei cylindrical cores 3 formed integral will; ilk ring 2.

011cm? of the housing 1 is provided with an insulating plate 4 having mounted thereon bindin posts or terminals 6 and 7, the pin: lose of which will hereinafter be more in ly described.

An electric conductor or wire 8 leads from the icrminnl 6 to the cont-act arm 9 of a, rheostat 19. A wire or conductor 11 conducts an electrical current through an ammeter 12 and mm said ammcter 12 the conductor 11 is wound in opposite lirections around a proximately one-half of the cores 3 on t o ring 2, to produce electromagnets of Oppositc golarity when a. current l5. through said conductor 11. The can now! 11 than terminates in a terminal plate 14 on the insulated block 4 on the housing 1.

A conductor 16 iciuls from an adjacent terminal plate '17 on the block 4 and after being wound in opposite directions around the remaining half of the cores 2, to produce a second series of eicctroma etc of opposite polarity. said conductor 6 leads to El swiich arm 18 anci a conductor 19 leads from said arm 18 to the terminal 7 0n the block 1.

From the fore oing it will be observed that I have provigcd a continuous electrical conductor connectin all of the electromagnrts in series when t 1e plates 14 and 17 are wmm'r'led by means of a suitable plug 21.

A shunt wire 22 is connected to the condurtor 11 at, a point betwecn the ammeter l1 and the cores 3 and leads to a terminal plate 23 on the block 4 and adjacent to the terminal plate, 17 of the wire 16.

A second shunt wire 24 is connected to the.

conductor 16 at a point between the coils 3 and the switch arm 18 and leads to a tel-ininal late 26 adjacent the terminal plate 14 of tile conductor 11 on the block 4.

It will thus be observed from tho foregoing that if the plug 21 is removed to break contact or connection between the latcs 14 and 17 and other lugs are l to conneat the terminal p ate 14 vi the plat 16 and the plate 17 with tho late 98, respectively, than a portion off. a current only will flow through thfl conductor 11, one-half of the electromagnets, plates 14 and 26 to the conductor 16 by way of the shunt Wire 94 and to the conductor 19 to tile tcrminal 7. The remaining portion of the current will flow through the first mentioned shunt wire 22, terminal plates 23 and 17, and the remaining half of the electromagnets on the conductor 16 and to the conductor 19 through the switch arm 18, thereby connecting the two halves of the electromagnets in parallel with the continuous conductor as re resented by the seycral wires described.

.lhe purpose of this arrangement is to provide a rcmagnetizing device which may be connected to any circuit; of commercial voltage such as an alternating current of either 220 or 110 volts, or to a direct current of 110 volts.

\Vhen connected to an alternating current of 220 volts the current first passes through a rectifier to transform the alternating cur rent into a direct current. In passing through the rectifier, not shown, the alter nating current of 220 volts produces approximately 18 ainpercs in the magnetic coils when the cores 3 are wound with 1000 feet of a suitable size wire and all of said cores 3 are connected in series with the con ductor, which amperage has been found sufficient for the required purpose.

When connected with a direct current. of 110 volts the same results in amperage are obtained without the use of a transformer or rectifier.

When an alternating current of 119' volts is used a direct current is produced, which, with 1000 feet of wire produces rly 9 amperes which insullicient for the required purpose.

To produce 18 amperes with an alternating current of 110 volts transformed into a direct current of 55 volts the current is divided in the manner hcreinhehirc descrihed thereby cutting down the resistance on each leg or shunt to 500 feet of wire and as the resistance is only one-half the ampcrage is doubled thereby producing 18 amperes on each halt of the clectromagnets.

The permanent magnets 31 of a Ford motor vehicle are secured to the flywheel 3:2. The magnets 31 may he remagnetized by removing the fly-wheel 32 and magnets 31 thereon from the vehicle and placing said magnets 31 in contact with the ends of the cores 3 as disclosed in Fig. 4 of the drawings, with the south poles of the magnets 31 on the north poles of the cores 3.

The contact arm 9 of the rheostat 1i) then moved to gradually permit the full tlow of current through the clcctronutgncts to induce a magnetic flux in the cores 3 which magnetic flux in turn rcmaguctizcs the per manent magnets 31 of the Ford vehicle of induction, the altimeter meanwhile indicating the quantity of current flowing through the coils.

To remagnetize the permanent magnets 31 without removing the same from the vehicle I have provided a conductor 34 @011- uccted to the conductor 11 at a point hetwcen the au'unetcr 12 and the magnetic rolls 5 which conductor 3-1 leads to a terminal or hindin post 36 to which is connected an electrode A second electrode 38 is connected to a se ond terminal 39 which has a conductor it to a contact -12 arranged to be connected with the switch arm 18.

By moving the switch arm 18 to contact with the contra-t4? it is evident that the terminal or conductor 16 will be disconnected from the return wire 19 of the terminal 7 so that no current can the coils The magnets 31 of the Ford vehicle are rotated, by means of a suitable crank or other tool not shown, until the south poles of said magnets are opposite the north poles of the electromagnets of the magneto of said vehicle.

One of the electrodes 37 or 38 is ground ed to the frame of the vehicle and the remaining electrode is placed in contact with one of the terminals of the electromagnets of the magneto in a manner that will send "the current through said magnets in an oppo-e ite to normal direction.

The arm 9 of the rheostat 10 is then moved to gradually permit the passage of the full strength of the current through the electrodes 3'? and 33 until the magnetic flux in the elm-tremagnets of the vehicle magneto induces suihcient magnetism within the permanent magnets. The current is then gradually reduced by means of the rheostat '10 and radually discontinued.

1' tin from experiment that it is necessary to gradually increase and decrease the lieu of: cur ent when charging in the above m ntioued manner for the reason that there is a tendency to reverse the current in the clcctromagnets oi the magneto when the full strength of the current is suddenly discontinued which reversal of current will icnd to demagnetize the permanent magnets 31.

It is obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improved rcmagnetizing device wherein the permanent magnets of a Ford motor vehicle may he rcmaq'. e1 cithcr within or apart from the said vehnl it is also evident that .l have provided a rcniagnetizing device adapted to produce sullicicnt amperage from altcrnatin currents ot 2.20 or 110 volts as well as Tom a direct current of 110 volts.

Having thus described my invention what It claim as ncw and desire to secure by Lettcrs Patent is 1. A cmagnetizing device comprising a. box; a ring mounted within the box and having an equal number of parallel cores formed integral therewith; an electrical condoctor wound in opposite directions on adjacent cores to produce electromagnets of opposite polarity andconnecting each half 0 the total number of magnets so produced in series; shunt wires connected to the electrical conductor; means for connecting the shunt wires with each half of the magnets to connect each half in parallel with the conductor; and means for graduating and controlling the quantity of current flowing throu h t e magnets.

2. remagnetizin device comprising a box; a ring mountefi within the box and havin an equal number of parallel cores forme integral therewith; an electrical conductor wound in opposite directions on ad jacent cores to produce electromagnets of signature.

opposite polarit and connecting each half 0 the total num of magnets so produced in series; shunt wires connected to the electrical conductor; means for connecting the shunt wires with each half of the magnets pair of conductors with the first mentloned,

conductor.

In witnesses whereof I hereunto set my JAMES L. PORTER. 

